A brief scare occurred in Pathanamthitta when an IAF helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu got its wheels stuck in wet concrete at a temporary helipad built just hours earlier. Officials denied any security lapse, calling it a landing deviation.

Pathanamthitta: An alleged security lapse surfaced on Wednesday after an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu to Sabarimala got its wheels stuck in wet concrete at a swiftly built temporary helipad inside an indoor stadium complex near here, prompting officials to push the chopper out.

The incident in Pramadam, Pathanamthitta, occurred shortly after the President alighted, even as the state’s top police official denied any compromise to the security protocol.

According to reports, the helicopter landed at t

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